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Introduction | Biographical Sketch | Scope and Content | Series Description | Inventory

 Introduction

The R. Serge Denisoff Collection contains 15 cubic feet of literary manuscripts and research files dating from approximately 1960-1990. The collection documents several of Denisoff's numerous book projects while the remainder is comprised of research papers by other authors on sociological, musical and popular culture topics. The collection was transferred to the Center for Archival Collections (CAC) from the Popular Culture Library on March 19, 1987.

No restrictions have been placed upon the use of this collection for scholarly research purposes. The finding aid was completed by Eric Honneffer in May 2006.

 Biographical Sketch

Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Sociology Professor R. Serge Denisoff was born on June 2, 1939 in San Francisco, California.

Dr. Denisoff received his A.A. in Sociology at San Francisco City College in January 1964. He graduated with a B.A. in January 1965 and an M.A. in June 1967 both in Sociology from San Francisco State College. By June 1969 Denisoff had been awarded a Ph.D. in Sociology from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. His research interests, while writing his master's thesis and doctoral dissertation, focused upon "political consciousness and social movements" and "protest songs and the American Communist Party". His numerous published works concentrated primarily upon sociological and musical topics. Books included such titles as Inside MTV, Solid Gold: The Popular Record Industry and Waylon (a biography of singer Waylon Jennings).

Dr. Denisoff taught at San Francisco State College from 1965-1967. He served as a teaching and research assistant at Simon Fraser University from 1967-1969. Between 1969 and 1970 he was an assistant professor of sociology at Los Angeles State. He received a faculty position at BGSU in the Sociology Department in 1970 and remained until his retirement in 1990.

Dr. Denisoff's professional affiliations included memberships in such organizations as the American Sociological Association, the Popular Culture Association and the American Folklore Society. He founded the Journal of Popular Music and Society and served as editor. He died August 12, 1994.

 Scope and Content

The R. Serge Denisoff Collection contains 6 cubic feet of manuscripts by Dr. Denisoff for three of his books as well as for edited volumes, articles, papers and other writings. Documents often include handwritten drafts and heavily edited-cut/pasted copies (typed as well as handwritten copies abound). Very few of these edited copies and corrected versions are dated.

Researchers will have a limited view of the evolution of certain Denisoff manuscripts. Miscellaneous fragments of manuscript chapters and pages are abundant. In order to provide an arrangement to the collection various fragmented drafts were placed with projects that seemed to be a match in content and subject matter.

The manuscripts required extensive sorting. Denisoff's biography of Country Western Musician Waylon Jennings is the only relatively comprehensive book manuscript in the collection that contains a series of corrected drafts that end in an extensive set of galleys.

Approximately 1.5 cubic feet of the manuscripts are for projects on which Denisoff served as editor or co-editor.

An additional 3 cubic feet of manuscripts are comprised of papers by other authors often presented at conferences and possibly submitted for publication in such journals as Popular Music and Society (1/2 cubic feet of these are specifically identified as having been submitted to the journal). The other papers have been arranged topically by musical, sociological or popular culture topics for ease of research.

Approximately 4 cubic feet of research files pertain to specific book projects. These contain some correspondence, interview transcripts, news clippings, press releases, photographs and many other important resources relevant to his research. Correspondence in the Waylon research files includes publisher and fan club documents that might prove useful to researchers.

Magnetic tapes comprise ½ cubic feet of the collection and are primarily for individuals interviewed by Denisoff for his research. These have not been transcribed.

 Series Description

LITERARY PRODUCTIONS

DENISOFF BOOK MANUSCRIPTS
1975-1985
Arranged by title of work (Waylon, Solid Gold: The Popular Record Industry and Inside MTV)
Can include rough and corrected drafts of book chapters, introductory pages, bibliographies and the like. Oversize master galleys for Waylon are located at the end of the collection.

DENISOFF BOOK CHAPTERS, SCHOLARLY PAPERS, ETC.
1970-1975
Arranged chronologically
Includes drafts of miscellaneous book chapters, papers, articles and interviews done by Denisoff.

BOOK MANUSCRIPTS EDITED OR CO-EDITED BY DENISOFF
1969-1973
Arranged by title of work (untitled and unpublished popular culture textbooks, Reader in the Sociology of Protest and Revolution, Theories and Paradigms in Contemporary Sociology and Deviance, Conflict and Criminality).
Contain predominately chapter drafts with corrections and articles.

PAPERS BY OTHER AUTHORS SUBMITTED TO THE JOURNAL OF POPULAR MUSIC AND SOCIETY
1971-1982
Includes some corrected galleys in addition to copies of papers.

CONFERENCE PAPERS OR JOURNAL ARTICLES BY OTHER AUTHORS - MUSICAL TOPICS
1942, 1970-c.1980

CONFERENCE PAPERS OR JOURNAL ARTICLES BY OTHER AUTHORS - SOCIOLOGICAL TOPICS
1934, 1962-1974

CONFERENCE PAPERS OR JOURNAL ARTICLES BY OTHER AUTHORS - POPULAR CULTURE TOPICS
1960-1974

RESEARCH FILES
1959-1990
Arranged by title of work (Waylon and Inside MTV).
Include Denisoff interview transcripts (with various individuals relevant to the subject of each book project), clippings, press releases, articles, correspondence, manuscript notes and photographs.

AUDIO RECORDINGS

AUDIO RECORDINGS
c.1980's Include cassette tapes of primarily interviews conducted by Denisoff for his research projects. Other miscellaneous recordings included. Almost none of these recordings have a written transcript.

 Inventory

Box 1: Waylon

Folder

1. Sample chapter, 1975-1979
2. Dedication, 1979
3. Table of contents, 1979
4. List of photographs, 1979
5. Acknowledgements, 1979
6. Preface - rough draft, 1979
7. Preface - corrections, 1979
8. Forward, 1979
9. Chapter 1, 1979
10. Chapter 2 - rough draft with corrections, 1979
11. Chapter 2 - miscellaneous corrections, 1979
12. Chapter 3 - draft with corrections, 1979
13. Chapter 4 - draft with corrections, c.1978
14. Chapter 4 - draft with corrections, 1979
15. Chapter 5 - draft with corrections, 1979
16. Chapter 6 - draft with corrections, c.1978
17. Chapter 6 - draft with corrections, 1979
18. Chapter 7 - draft with corrections, 1978-1979

Box 2: Waylon

Folder

1. Chapter 8 - rough draft - frag., 1979
2. Chapter 8 - draft with corrections, 1979
3. Chapter 9 - rough draft, 1979
4. Chapter 9 - draft with corrections, 1979
5. Chapter 10 - draft with corrections, 1979
6. Chapter 11 - rough draft - frag., 1979
7. Chapter 11 - draft with corrections, 1979
8. Chapter 11 - draft with corrections - frag., 1979
9. Chapter 12 - draft with corrections, 1979
10. Chapter 13 - draft with corrections, 1979
11. Chapter 13 - draft with corrections, 1979
12. Chapter 13 - draft with corrections - frag., 1979
13. Miscellaneous corrected pages, 1979
14. Bibliography 1979

Box 3: Waylon

Folder

1. Table of contents, 1982
2. List of photographs, 1982
3. Preface, 1982
4. Forward, 1982
5. Chapter 1 - draft, 1982
6. Chapter 2 - draft, 1982
7. Chapter 3 - draft, 1982
8. Chapter 4 - draft, 1982
9. Chapter 5 - draft, 1982
10. Chapter 6 - draft, 1982
11. Chapter 7 - draft, 1982
12. Chapter 8 - draft, 1982
13. Chapter 9 - draft, 1982

Box 4: Waylon

Folder

1. Chapter 10 - draft, 1982
2. Chapter 11 - draft, 1982
3. Chapter 12 - draft, 1982
4. Chapter 13 - draft, 1982
5. Chapter 14 - Epilogue, 1982
6. Index - uncorrected, 1982
7. Index - drafts with corrections, 1982
8. Index - editor's corrections, 1982
9. Revisions and comments, 1982

Box 5: Waylon

Folder

1. Photograph captions, list of illustrations, acknowledgements, etc. - editor's copy, 1982
2. Chapters 1-2 - editor's copy, 1982
3. Chapters 3-4 - editor's copy, 1982
4. Chapters 5-6 - editor's copy, 1982
5. Chapters 7-8 - editor's copy, 1982
6. Chapters 9-10 - editor's copy, 1982
7. Chapters 11-12 - editor's copy, 1982
8. Chapters 13-14 - editor's copy, 1982
9. Footnotes - editor's copy, 1982
10. Bibliography, list of recordings - editor's copy, 1982
11. Bibliography, original version, 1982
12. Selected bibliography with corrections, 1982
13. Miscellaneous - notes, fan club documents, etc., 1975-1979?
14. Book cover, page design, layout, 1982

Box 6: Solid Gold: The Popular Record Industry

Folder

1. Chapter 1 (photocopy from 1975 edit?), 1975
2. Chapter 1 - draft with corrections, 1983
3. Chapter 1 - draft with corrections, 1983
4. Chapter 1 - draft with corrections, 1983
5. Chapter 1 - draft with corrections, 1983
6. Chapter 1 - draft with corrections, 1983
7. Chapter 2 (photocopy from 1975 edit?), 1975
8. Chapter 2 - rough draft, 1983
9. Chapter 2 - draft with corrections, 1983
10. Chapter 2 - draft with corrections, 1983

Box 7: Solid Gold: The Popular Record Industry

Folder

1. Chapter 2 - draft with corrections, 1983
2. Chapter 2 - draft with corrections, 1983
3. Chapter 2 - revisions, 1983
4. Chapter 2 - bibliography, 1983
5. Chapter 2 - miscellaneous, 1983
6. Chapter 3 - rough draft, 1983
7. Chapter 3 - draft with corrections, 1984
8. Chapter 3 - draft with corrections (incomplete), 1984
9. Chapter 3 - draft with corrections, 1984
10. Chapter 3 - disks, 1983
11. Miscellaneous pages with corrections, 1983
12. Chapter 5 (text possibly from 1975 edit?), 1975?

Box 8: Inside MTV

Folder

1. "Video Killed the Radio Star: The MTV Story", - manuscript, 12/10/1984
2. Chapter 1 - draft with corrections, 1985
3. Chapter 2 - draft, 1985
4. Chapter 3 - draft, 1985
5. Chapter 4 - draft, 1985
6. Chapter 5 - draft with corrections, 1985
7. Chapter 6 - draft with corrections, 1985
8. Chapter 7 - draft, 1985
9. Chapter 7 - draft with corrections, 1985
10. Chapter 8 - draft with corrections, 1985

Box 9: Inside MTV

Folder

1. Chapter 9 - draft, 1985
2. Chapter 10 - draft, 1985
3. Epilogue - draft with corrections, 1985

Box 10: Denisoff Book Chapters and Papers

Folder

1. "The Ideology of the Extreme Right and Folk Music" - paper, c. 1970
2. Sing a Song of Social Significance (with corrections) - chapter draft, 1971
3. "Songs of Protest, War and Peace - manuscript, resource lists, 1972
4. "Rock: Process and Product" - prospectus, 1972
5. "Consciousness III or Counterculture: A Preliminary Study" - article with M. D. Pugh, 1974
6. "Social Change" - chapter draft, c.1975
7. "Collective Behavior" - chapter drafts, c.1975
8. "Collective Behavior" - chapter draft and notes, c.1975
9. "Collective Behavior" - chapter draft and notes, c.1975
10. "Collective Behavior" - chapter draft and notes, c.1975
11. "Social Stratification" - chapter draft, c.1975
12. Miscellaneous draft - suicide, n.d.
13. Miscellaneous draft - Folk Society and Urbanism, n.d.
14. Interview transcript - Johnny Pavis (discussing record industry), n.d.
15. Interview transcript - Galen Davis (discussing record industry), n.d.
16. Social movement research - notes and outline, n.d.

Box 11: Popular Culture Textbook (unpublished)

Folder

1. Introduction, table of contents, etc. - drafts with corrections, c. 1970
2. Chapter 1 - popular culture articles, c.1970
3. Chapter 2 - popular culture articles, c.1970
4. Chapter 3 - popular culture articles, c.1970
5. Chapter 4 - film articles, c.1970
6. Chapter 5 - sports articles, c.1970
7. Chapter 6 - mass media articles, c.1970
8. Chapter 7 - pop music articles, c.1970
9. Chapter 8 - popular culture, organization, occupation articles, c. 1970
10. Chapter 9 - popular culture as protest articles, c.1970
11. Chapter 10 - popular culture and religion articles, c.1970
12. Chapter 11 - study of popular culture articles, c.1970

Box 12: Denisoff Edited or Co-edited Manuscipts
Theories and Paradigms in Contemporary Sociology c.1973

Folder

1. Manuscript and prospectus - A Reader in the Sociology of Protest and Revolution, 11/28/1969
2. Draft with corrections and articles, pages 1-154 (some pages missing), c.1973
3. Draft with corrections and articles, pages 155-287 (some pages missing), c. 1973
4. Draft with corrections and articles, pages 288-401 (some pages missing), c. 1973
5. Draft with corrections and articles, pages 402-541 (some pages missing), c. 1973
6. Earlier drafts with corrections for Chapters 1, 2 and 5, c. 1973
7. Missing pages from the manuscript (drafts and articles), c. 1973
8. Miscellaneous articles for the book, c. 1973
9. Miscellaneous articles for the book, c. 1973
10. Page proofs for Chapter 8, c. 1973

Box 13: Denisoff Edited or Co-edited Manuscripts
Deviance, Conflict and Criminality, 1973

Folder

1. "Deviance" - draft with corrections, n.d.
2. Preface, Chapter 1 - draft with corrections, 1973
3. Chapters 2-3 drafts, 1973
4. Chapters 4-5 drafts, 1973
5. Chapter 1 articles, 1973
6. Chapters 2-3 articles, 1973
7. Chapters 4-5 articles, 1973

Box 14: Papers Submitted by Others
to the Journal of Popular Music and Society

Folder

1. Papers by other authors submitted to the Journal of Popular Music and Society, 1971-1975
2. Paper by Kathie Letcher Lyle submitted to the Journal of Popular Music and Society, 1974-1975
3. Paper by Peter Hesbacher et.al. submitted to the Journal of Popular Music and Society, 1976
4. Papers by other authors submitted to the Journal of Popular Music and Society, 1978-1982
5. Paper by Chet Flippo submitted to the Journal of Popular Music and Society - corrected galleys, c. 1974
6. Papers by other authors submitted to the Journal of Popular Music and Society - corrected galleys, c. 1970s
7. Previously published papers by other authors submitted to the Journal of Popular Music and Society, c. 1975, n.d.
8. Papers by other authors submitted to the Journal of Popular Music and Society, n.d.
9. Papers by other authors submitted to the Journal of Popular Music and Society, n.d.
10. Papers by other authors submitted to the Journal of Popular Music and Society, n.d.
11. Papers by other authors submitted to the Journal of Popular Music and Society, n.d.
12. Miscellaneous papers and documents, 1942, c.1957, 1970s

Box 15: Conference Papers or Journal Articles by Other Authors - Musical Topics

Folder

1. Paper by Jeffrey J. Gordon - "Rock & Roll Music: A Diffusion Study", 1970
2. Paper by Russel B. Nye - "A Word About Whiteman", 1975
3. Papers - music topics, c.1970
4. Papers - music topics, c.1975
5. Papers - music topics, c.1975
6. Papers - music topics, c.1978
7. Papers - music topics, c.1980

Box 16: Conference Papers or Journal Articles by Other Authors - Sociological Topics

Folder

1. Papers - doctrinal conflict, conflict in mass society 1934, 1962, 1972
2. Papers - law, law enforcement, prison, 1966, c.1972-1974
3. Papers - minorities, 1968
4. Paper by Richard Flacks - "The Revolt of the Young Intelligentsia: Revolutionary Class Consciousness in Post-Scarcity America", 1969
5. Papers - power, economic theory, industry, 1969, 1972-1973
6. Paper by Joseph S. Himes - "Theory of Radical Conflict", 1970
7. Papers - sports, 1970-1972
8. Paper outline by Barbara M. Sullivan - "The Religious in America: A Study in Socialization", 1971
9. Paper by Ralph Wahrman and M.D. Pugh - "Competence and Conformity: Another Look at Hollander's Study", 1972
10. Papers - education, 1972-1973
11. Paper by H. A. Bouraoui - "Living Next Door to an Elephant: Canadian Reactions to the American Ethos", 1973
12. Papers - science, 1973-1974
13. Papers - art, 1973-1974
14. Papers - motion pictures, TV, soap operas, 1973-1974
15. Papers - sociology as a topic, 1973-1974

Box 17: Papers by Other Authors Submitted for Conference Presentation and/or Journal Publication - Sociological Topics

Folder

1. Paper by Denise Kandel et.al. - "Adolescent Involvement in Illicit Drug Use: A Multiple Classification Analysis", 1974
2. Paper by Richard A. Peterson - "The Production of Culture", 1974
3. Paper by Stanford W. Gregory, Jr. et.al. - "Huckleberry Finn and the Ethnomethological Explication of Games", 1974
4. Papers presented at the American Sociological Association, 1974
5. Paper by James O. Castagnera et.al. - "Unified Social Theory and the Study of Popular Culture", 1975
6. Papers - status politics, 1975
7. Paper by John C. Thrush et.al. - "The Concept of Death in Popular Music: A Social Psychological Perspective", 1976
8. Papers - revolution, revolutionary types, 1977
9. Paper by Stephen Winn - "Problems in Revising Voting Theories: How Do We Explain the Radical Right?", 1979
10. Papers - miscellaneous sociological topics, 1970's
11. Papers - literature, authors, c.1970
12. Papers - The Popular Hero, c.1970
13. Papers - collective behavior, collective response, c.1973
14. Paper by Donald J. Mueller - "P.S.I., Society and Science: Patterns for Tomorrow, c.1973
15. Paper by Seymour Martin Lipset - "Social Structure and Social Change", c. 1974

Box 18: Papers by Other Authors Submitted for Conference Presentation and/or Journal Publication - Popular Culture Topics

Folder

1. Papers - commentary on athletics, 1960s-1970s
2. Papers - literature, 1970s
3. Paper by Lajos Vincze - "Theoretic Trends in the Argentine Folklore", 1971
4. Papers - Literature by specific authors: Lew Archer, Kurt Vonnegut, Meyer Levin, John Steinbeck, Dashiell Hammett, Henry Allen, Clay Fisher, Will Henry, Ben Hecht, Herbert Marcuse, Norman O'Brown, c. 1970s
5. Papers - western and science fiction movies, 1972
6. Papers - art, 1972
7. Papers - puppets, Minstrelsy, Kabarett, 1972
8. Papers - the Depression, 1972, 1973
9. Papers - women, 1972-1973
10. Papers - teaching Popular Culture, 1972-1973
11. Paper by Lynn Z. Bloom - "Courage is 'Grace Under Pressure': The Diary of Popular History" (This paper focuses on a diary kept by an American woman confined with her family during WWII in a Japanese run internment camp), 1973

Box 19: Papers by Other Authors Submitted for Conference Presentation and/or Journal Publication - Popular Culture Topics

Folder

1. Papers - comics, 1973
2. Papers - racism and ethnic stereotypes, 1973
3. Papers - communication, 1974
4. Papers - religion, c.1970
5. Papers - The Occult (includes a paper by Martha Eckman - "Colin Wilson and The Occult"), c 1970
6. Paper by Lawrence Finfer - "Day by Day in Every Way I am Getting Better and Better: Emile Coue and the Popular Psychology of the Twenties", c. 1970
7. Papers - television, c.1970
8. Paper by William H. Gass "Even if, by all the Oxen in the World (a polemic) - Consciousness", c. 1970
9. Paper by James M. Hughes - "A Tale of Two Games, (Monopoly and The Cities Games) - An Image of the City", c. 1971
10. Paper (no author) - "Oshkosh B'Gosh - A Short Story of American Popular Culture", c. 1971
11. Paper by Joe Arpad - "The Wild West: The Commercialization of Myth in Mass Culture", c. 1972

Box 20: Research Files (Waylon)

Folder

1. Correspondence - Waylon Jennings Fan Club, 3/9/1974-10/23/1980 (scattered after 1975)
2. Correspondence - Publisher 8/25/1978-4/7/1983
3. Draft of article - "Getting Into Waylon Jennings", n.d.
4. Draft of article - "Outlaws vs. Inlaws: A (New Yorkers', Esquire, Gentleman's) Guide to Country Music" - coauthored by R. Serge Denisoff, 1/24/1974
5. Notes and published articles about Waylon Jennings, 1960s-1975
6. Notes and published articles about Waylon Jennings, 1970-1979
7. Notes and published articles about Waylon Jennings, 1974-1978
8. Notes and published articles about Waylon Jennings, 1979-1982
9. Coke bust, 1977
10. Record reviews, concerts, 1974-1982
11. Itinerary for concerts (also see fan club newsletters), 1969-1976
12. Discography, 1959-1979
13. Discography, 1959-1979
14. Bibliography for Waylon, 1982

Box 21: Research files (Waylon)

Folder

1. Notes, published articles, drafts of book chapters, etc. - Association of Country Entertainers (A.C.E.), 1970-1979
2. CMA clippings, 1975-1979
3. Notes, published articles, drafts, - Holly Tour, 1974-1982
4. Notes, published articles, drafts, - Austin Music Scene, 1972-1982
5. Waylon Jennings photos, posters, etc., 1960-1980
6. Waylon Jennings photos, captions, 1960-1980
7. Waylon Jennings and others photos, 1960-1980
8. Photographs of other performers and some of Jennings family, 1970-1980

Box 22: Research Files (Waylon)

Folder

1. Denisoff interviews with Waylon Jennings, 1966-1981
2. Denisoff interviews with Tompall and Chuck Glaser, 1973-1976
3. Denisoff interviews Johnna Yurcik and M. McQunde, 1973-1978
4. Interview with Neil Rushin, 1974-1978
5. Interviews with Waylon Jennings and RCA - interviews also with Bobby Bare and Harlan Howard, 1972-1975
6. Littlefield (Lubbock), 1974-1981
7. Littlefield (Lubbock) - interviews with W. S. Duncan, Sunny Curtis, Tommy Jennings and Don Bowman, c. 1980
8. W. Jennings (Arizona) - interviews with Herb Alpert and Virgil Warner, 1974-1977
9. Waylon Jennings Fan Club - interviews with V. Risinger and Roberta Plunkett, c. 1980
10. Waylon Jennings Fan Club - newsletters, membership documents, 1970-1975

Box 23: Research Files (Waylon)

Folder

1. Nashville - interviews with Frank Jones and Bob Montgomery, 1971-1975
2. Los Angeles appearances and Reviews - interviews with J.R. Young and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1971-1975
3. T.V. and Film - interviews with W. Jennings by Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, etc., 1972-1979
4. Phoenix - interviews with Duane Eddy, J. David Sloan and Ray Odum, c. 1970
5. interviews with Billy Ray, Captain Midnight and R. Albright, c. 1970
6. Jessie Colter interview (non-Denisoff), 1975-1977
7. Waylon Jennings - miscellaneous interviews with Talsup, 1976-1983(scattered)

Box 24: Research Files (Inside MTV)

Folder

1. Book correspondence, 1987
2. MTV origins, 1980s
3. Video history, 1975-1982
4. Competitors, 1983-1985
5. Friday Night Videos, 1985
6. Directors (videos), 1979-1984
7. Country Music Video, 1984-1985
8. Exclusives, 1984-1986
9. Annual MTV - Video M. Award, 1984-1986
10. Ads, marketing, ratings, 1983-1986
11. MTV bibliography, 1980s
12. MTV, 1983
13. MTV miscellaneous, 1983-1988
14. Cable miscellaneous, 1988
15. Rock music censorship, n.d.
16. Double standard, 1986
17. Manhattan Design, n.d.
18. Discovery Music Network, 1984-1986
19. Nickelodeon, 1970s-1980s
20. Notes, n.d., c.1980s

Box 25: Research Files (Inside MTV)

Folder

1. Night Flight - interviews by Denisoff, 1980s
2. Night Tracks - interviews, 1984-1985
3. Black Entertainment TV - interviews, 1983-1986
4. Audience - interview, 1978-1983
5. Hit videos - USA interview, 1985, 1987
6. MTV origins - manuscript drafts, 1980s
7. Nickelodeon - Denisoff articles, c. 1984
8. Denisoff article draft "Sight on Sound", 1981
9. MTV history - manuscript, etc., 1980s
10. Music video - papers 1986
11. Industry audience - papers, etc., 1983-1984
12. Sales, exposure of accounts - paper, 1981-1986
13. Rock/fashion - paper, 1983-1985

Box 26: Research Files (Inside MTV)

Folder

1. Press releases, 1986, 1988-1989
2. Press releases, 1986-1988
3. Press releases - VH1, 1988-1990
4. Press releases - Nickelodeon 1984, 1986-1988
5. Press releases - Nickelodeon, 1988-1990
6. Press releases - Nick at Night, 1988-1990
7. Press releases - Night Flight, 1980s
8. Press releases - miscellaneous, 1987-1989

Box 27: Research Files (Inside MTV)

Folder

1. Prospectus/grant proposal - "Newspaper Reading by Music Video Viewers..." by John K. Hartman, n.d.
2. Study - "Newspapers vs. Music Videos" by John K. Hartman, n.d.

Box 28: Subject Files

Folder

1. Correspondence - miscellaneous, 10/27/1971, 6/7/1974
2. Free speech, 1964
3. "Protest Songs and Skits of American Trotskyists", 1967-1968
4. Radical politics, 1969
5. Songs of war and peace, n.d.
6. Denisoff course syllabi, 1979-1985
7. Miscellaneous syllabi, questionnaire, 1979
8. J.A.M.Z. - rock trivia, c.1972
9. Peace Museum, 1983
10. Miscellaneous printed materials, 1971-1974
11. Photos - folksingers at Berkeley UC - folk festival, July-August 1963
12. Photos - Denisoff, c.1983

Box 29: Audio Tapes

Folder

1. Reel to reel tape. David Capus
2. 1 "Black" tape
3. Mikeal Kamen
4. Bobby Baer interview. CD
5. "Ron Jacobs" - interview with Ron Jacobs about record industry
6. "Jerry Moss" - interview with Jerry Moss about Waylon Jennings
7. "Pozo Seco" - damaged tape, won't play
8. "Certron 60" - interview with Johnny Rod, Bob Luman (2 tapes)
9. "Realistic 201215" - interview with unidentified subject on food co-op
10. "Sinclair" - interview with probably John Sinclair
11. "S. Croyn I" - interview with representative from Warner Brothers (but has to be quite an important figure)
12. "Garcia" - interview with writer for A & M
13. "Joan Baez" - interview with Joan Baez on new album. CD
14. "ASCAP" - record of a roundtable conference with ASCAP representatives on broadcast rights, etc.
15. "PATSKY" - music recording of unidentified artist
16. "Bio Part I" - interview with unidentified subject
17. Realistic - tape of birthday celebration
18. "Bill Roberts" - interview with Bill Roberts
19. "Sinclair, Board, CCR, Twitty, Etc." - interview with John Sinclair (side 1); music recording (side 2)
20. "Donahue/Ashton" - interview with unidentified person
21. "Captain Mid" - interview with unidentified person concerning Waylon. CD
22. "Roberts" - interview with Ken Roberts on 3/21/1972
23. "Popular Music Panel" - recording of discussion of music panel
24. "Muskadine" - recording of family
25. "Jennings Tape 2" - music recording of Waylon Jennings
26. "Davis, Zappa, Perry" - interview with several unidentified individuals
27. "Ladies Live" - damaged sound recording
28. Interview with Tammy Wynette and George Jones (side 1); interview with group "Flash" (side 2) CD
29. "Flash 1" - interview with group "Flash" (side 1); interview with unidentified music group (side 2)
30. "Tucker" - interview with Tanya Tucker. CD
31. "S. Ashton" - interview with unidentified artist (side 1); interview with Scheuberger - probably a representative from Columbia (side 2)
32. "Ron Jacobs" - interview with Ron Jacobs on 5/2/1972
33. "J. Cash" - music recording of unidentified group
34. "Phil Ochs and Bruce Jackson" - interview with Phil Ochs and Bruce Jackson on 10/10/1964
35. "Dillards" - interview with unidentified subject
36. "Jeff Alkinson Live" - music recording of Jeff Atkinson on 1/25/1977
37. "Tom Paxton and Son" - interview with Tom Paxton at Buffalo Folk Music Festival on 4/15/1977
38. "Donahue" - interview with unidentified subject
39. "Vergie Rissinger" - interview with Vergie Rissinger
40. "I. Smith" - interview with unidentified subject
41. "Bruce Lg." - interview with unidentified subject
42. "Tom Paxton Interview" - music record of probably Tom Paxton and Son
43. 6 microcassettes - MTV book interviews
44. "J.D.'s Club" - recording of live performance of "JD" in 1964
45. 45. Discarded – music of Joan Baez and music of Bob Denver
46. "Glazer" - interview with unidentified subject
47. "Killeen" - interview with unidentified subject
48. "Ochs" - interview with probably Phil Ochs
49. "David Andrews" - interview with probably David Andrews on 4/28/1972
50. "Billy Ray" - interview with probably Billy Ray on Waylon Jennings

Box 30: CDs (Converted from audio tapes); Media

1. Bobby Baer interview (tape folder 4)
2. Joan Baez interview (tape folder 13)
3. Captain Midnight interview (tape folder 21)
4. Tammy Wynette and George Jones interview (side 1), Flash interview (side 2) (tape folder 28)
5. Tanya Tucker interview (tape folder 30)
6. Microfilm roll with songbooks for Denisoff research, 1932-1939 scatt.

Oversize Box 1: Waylon

Folder

1. First page proof - master set (Waylon) - Corrections, 3/23/1982
2. First galley - master set (Waylon) - Corrections, 2/14/1983

Oversize Box 2: Waylon

1. Galley - master set (Waylon) - corrections, 6/3/1983
2. Galley - master set (Waylon) - corrections illustrated, c.1983
3. Galley - final corrections (Waylon) - camera, pp. in., 6/20/1983
4. Galley - substituted pages (Waylon), c.1983

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